Wednesday April 6, 2011

Sports at a Glance

All stories by Jean Schurman

Corvallis, Hamilton split weekend games

Tennis Results

All Conference Basketball selections

Velocity Gymnastics results

Miller signs with Rocky

Corvallis, Hamilton split weekend games Unlike the other seasons, spring sports do not always get started with a bang. Mother Nature intervenes with weather that isn’t the best for top performances whether it is softball, track or tennis. Schedules are often changed to try to outfox her but Mother Nature usually has the last laugh. Hamilton and Corvallis were scheduled to play softball in Butte on Saturday but those games were moved to Friday and played in Anaconda due to the weather. Track meets were also postponed because of weather issues. Hamilton opened their season against Stevensville on the diamond on Thursday. The Yellowjackets are in a rebuilding year with a new, old coach. Mike Hunter has come back on board to lead the ‘Jackets. Senior Maddie Jones leads the team from either the pitching position or the catching position. She is still recovering from shoulder surgery but still managed to smack a homer against Hamilton.

Candice Dunagan rounds second base under the watchful eyes of Stevensville’s Kayla Ewing and an unidentified teammate. Jean Schurman photo.

Hamilton only has two seniors on the roster, Liz Taylor and Presley Chadwick. Although Taylor normally wears the blue and gold of Victor, the two schools co-op on softball so Taylor becomes a Bronc in the springtime. Chadwick also has quite a bit of experience and coach Melodee Mildenberger is looking for her to be a leader of the young team.

Hamilton played a strong game against Stevensville and hit the ball well according to Mildenberger. “We didn’t know what to expect going in, seeing what our line up was going to look like, but they all hit great.”

Taylor, who was 4-for-4 at bat, swatted two grand slam home runs and finished with 11 RBIs in the 35-4 game. Rebecka Hood pitched the win for the Broncs and went 2-for-2 at bat.

Hamilton (20)0(11) 4 - 35 14

Stevensville 004 0 - 4 2

Rebecka Hood and Candice Dunagan. Kayla Knights and Maddie Jones. W - Hood (1-0) L - Knights (0-1)

Hamilton - Hood 2-2, Kennedy Chadwick 1-3, Elizabeth Taylor 4-4, Dunagan 0-2, Kendra Newton 3-6, Rebecca Lyons 3-4, Kelsey Remus 0-3, Valerie Tayler 1-2, Bailey McWhorter 0-1.

Stevensville - Kayla Knights 0-2, Meghan Bowers 0-1, Sydney Kohl 0-2, Maddie Jones 2-2, Andi Knights 0-1, Kayla Ewing 0-2, Jessica Stevens 0-1, Jackie Lathrop 0-2, Sarah Erhart 0-1.

2B - Taylor HR - Taylor 2, Jones RBIs - Taylor 11, Hood 2, Chadwick, Newton 4, Lyons 3, Remus, Tayler, McWhorter 2, Jones 4

The Yellowjackets then took on Corvallis. Stevensville’s Jones had a double and went 1-for-2 for the ‘Jackets with a double but the Blue Devils powered over Stevensville, 26-0.

Korie Conder had a home run and seven RBIs to lead the Blue Devils. Whitney Jessop and Alex Ewing each had a double and three RBIs. Ewing pitched the win and Conder was the catcher.

Corvallis (12)63 5 - 26 13 1

Stevensville 000 0 - 0 3 4

Ashley Johnson, Alex Ewing (3) and Korie Conder. Kayla Knights and Maddie Jones. W - Johnson (1-0) L - Knights (0-2)

Corvallis - Johnson 1-2, Whitney Jessop 2-4, Ewing 3-4, Conder 3-3, Miquela Kriskovich 0-1, Shanli Jessop 0-1, Julia Battisti 1-2, Erika Allen 0-0, Alex Price 1-2, Markie Montgomery 2-3, Lauren Addyman 0-1.

Stevensville - Knights 0-2, Meghan Bowers 0-2, Sydney Kohl 1-2, Jones 1-2, Andee Knights 0-2, Kayla Ewing 0-2, Jessica Stevens 1-1, Montana Bailey 0-1, Sarah Erhart 0-1.

2B - W Jessop, Ewing, Jones HR – Conder. RBIs - Johnson 2, W Jessop 3, Ewing 3, Conder 7, Battisti 2, Price, Montgomery 2.

The road trip wasn't kind to neither Hamilton nor Corvallis on Friday. The two teams took on Butte Central and came out on the short end of the score. Butte Central defeated Hamilton, 6-0. Rebecka Hood was the losing pitcher. She had a triple for the Broncs as well.

Hamilton 000 000 0 - 0 1 4

Butte Central 103 020 x - 6 8 0

Rebecka Hood and Candice Dunagan. Quinn Peoples and Katie Hogart. W - Peoples (1-0). L - Hood (1-1).

Hamilton - Hood 1-3, Kennedy Chadwick 0-3, Liz Taylor 0-2, Dunagan 0-3, Rebecca Lyons 0-3, Kendra Newton 0-2, Kelsey Remus 0-2, Nichole Hood 0-0, Valerie Taylor 0-2, Bailey McWhorter 0-2.

Butte Central - Taylure Svejkovsky 1-4, Danika Neumann 2-4, Angela Piazzola 0-4, Peoples 1-1, Taylor Marthaller 0-0, Breanne Krzan 1-2, McKenzie Doherty 1-4, Hogart 2-2, Shannon McLaughlin 0-1, Carlee Norbeck 0-3.

2B - Doherty, Hogart, Peoples. 3B - R. Hood. R BIs - Hogart 3, Doherty 2, Neumann.

Butte Central defeated Corvallis, 8-5, in the final game of the weekend. Although Corvallis hit the ball well, they couldn’t stop the Maroons. Ashley Johnson was the pitcher for the Blue Devils. Whitney Jessop had a double. Tegan Elliot went 1-for-3 and had two RBIs. Ewing also had two RBIs.

Corvallis 000 101 3 - 5 8 1

Butte Central 150 101 x - 8 13 3

Ashley Johnson and Korie Conder. McKenzie Doherty and Katie Hogart. W - Doherty (2-0). L - Johnson.

Corvallis - Gianna Schrock 2-4, Tegan Elliot 1-3, Whitney Jessop 2-4, Alex Ewing 1-4, Korie Conder 1-2, Miquela Kriskovich 0-4, Julia Battisti 0-3, Ashley Johnson 1-3, Alex Price 0-3.

Butte Central - Taylure Svejkovsky 3-5, Danika Neumann 1-3, Angela Piazzola 1-3, Quinn Peoples 3-3, Breann Krzan 2-3, McKenzie Doherty 1-2, Katie Hogart 1-3, Shannon McLaughlin 1-3, Carlee Norbeck 0-4.

2B - Jessop 2, Piazzola, Peoples. RBI - Elliot 2, Ewing 2, Krzan 3, Svejkovsky, Piazzola, Peoples, Doherty.

Boys

Corvallis 6, Stevensville 1

Singles - Mitchell Decker, C, def. James Enzler, 6-2, 6-1; Josh Meier, S, def. Drew Meyers, 6-2, 6-1; David Stevens, C, def. Nigel McCullum, 6-3, 7-6; Mack Reichard, C, def. John Severson, 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles - Isaac Smith/Cody Lengyel, C, def. Kyle Constantino/Brandon Teifelou, 6-0, 6-1; Tim Allsop/Bridger Walczynski, C, def. Dalton Belcourt/Joseph Daniels, 6-0, 6-0; Jake Pekoc/Turner Zsupnik, C, def. Michael Bradt/Josh Schmidt, 6-1, 6-0.

Girls

Corvallis 5, Stevensville 2

Singles - Lexi Sangster, C, def. Emily Pateman, 6-0, 6-0; Brooke Heckeroth, C, def. Courtney Schulz, 6-2, 6-0; Megan Lengyel, C, def. Fran Farr, 6-1, 6-0; Jessica Vickrey, S, def. Samantha Stokes, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

Doubles - Mickayla Sorenson/Kilee Stepper, S, def. Lacey Allsop/Jaurice Cooper, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3; Jessica Belmontes/Annie Sangster, C, def. Morgan Bolin/Rachel Coyle, 6-1, 6-1; Elizabeth Hennesy/Katie Velin, C, def. Alex Doll/McCall Casey, 7-6, 6-4.

Riley Bradshaw, a junior at Corvallis, was selected the MVP of the Southwest A conference last week. His dad, Dave, was selected the coach of the year. The Blue Devils had two other players selected – Rodee Anderson on the first team and Colby Henderson for honorable mention. Anderson is a senior and Henderson is a junior.

Stevensville had three players selected. Junior Josh Schultz was named to the first team. Brothers Zach and Tyler Gavlak were selected to the second team. Zach is a freshman and Tyler a junior.

Hamilton’s Brad Palin, a junior, and Tyler Pigman, a senior, were named to the second team. Beau Maus, a junior, was named honorable mention.

Florence had five players honored for District 6B. Quinn Smith, Adam Greger, and Ryne Baerlocher were all named to the first team. Adam Huot and Ross Mangun were honorable mention selections. Baerlocher is a sophomore. The others are all seniors.

Darby’s Sherman Smith, a senior, was selected for first team honors. Devin Thomas, a junior, was named to the second team and Josh McCrossin, a senior, was selected for honorable mention.

Victor’s Dalton Buker was named all conference for District 13C. He is a senior. Kyle Ball, a sophomore, and Dennis Mitcham, a senior, were selected to the second team.

Stevensville had three selected for all conference in the Southwest A for girls’ basketball. Sophomore Alycia Sims was named to the first team. Blaire Brookshire, a senior, was selected to the second team and freshman Kyla Paulsen was named honorable mention.

Hamilton’s Kaurie Albert was selected to the second team. She is a senior. Meghan Kratofil, a junior, was selected honorable mention.

Korie Conder was named to the second team. She is a senior at Corvallis.

Senior Brittany Heinz of Florence led the all conference selections for District 6B. Rosie O’Brien was selected for the second team. Darby’s Julie Abrahamsen, a sophomore, was selected to the second team and Sarah Jakober, a senior, was named honorable mention.

Liz Taylor of Victor was selected to the first team all conference selections of District 13C. Freshman Haley Tillotson was named honorable mention.

The competitive gymnastics year ended on a high note from the State competition in Missoula this last weekend. For Velocity Gymnastics Academy, Saturday, March 26th started off with the level 5 gymnasts. Rylee Wiediger had an outstanding year, placing on the podium in every competition. Rylee was the state champion on beam with a 9.425 and she finished off the competition with a 35.275, taking 3rd all-around. Abigail Gleason had an equally rewarding year, winning several medals throughout the competition season. Abigail took 3rd on beam with a score of 9.15. She received 4th all-around with a score of 35.45.

In Optional competition, Hayley Hudgins completed her year at level 7 with a great State performance. Hayley took 3rd on beam with a score of 8.925 and 7th all-around with a score of 33.825. Sierra Keating has been a tough competitor to beat at level 7. Sierra placed 2nd on beam with a 9.225, 3rd on bars with a 9.10 and 3rd on floor with a 9.20. Sierra finished the competition taking 3rd all-around with a score of 36.325.

Taking a step up to level 8 was Megan Nelson. Megan had a great performance taking many top places. Megan scored 8.6 on vault for 2nd place and 9.075 on floor for 2nd place. Megan placed 5th all-around with 33.575. Also at level 8 was Nicole Turner. Nicole placed 3rd on bars with a 8.725 and 3rd on floor with a 9.225. Nicole took 5th all-around with a score of 34.775 which grabbed her a spot for the regional competition and also secured her a spot on the top level 8 State Team. Nicole will be competing in the Regional Gymnastics Competition in Pullman Washington April 15-17.

Stevensville's Price Miller has signed a letter of intent to play for Rocky Mountain College in Billings. The 6'2", 225-pound senior will play middle linebacker and defensive end. He joins Ernie Fultz of Fort Benton, Eric Sievers of Power-Dutton-Brady, and Henry Speelman of Lodge Grass as signees for the 'Battlin' Bears.